Private Equity

Adams Street Partners: $350 Million Raised For First Public CLO to Expand Private Credit Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Adams Street Partners has raised $350 million for its first publicly issued collateralized loan obligation, marking a new funding channel for the firm’s private credit platform.

Spearmint Energy Lands Kyuden Equity Investment For Two 200 MWh ERCOT Battery Projects

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Spearmint Energy closed an equity investment from Kyuden International Corporation to support Tierra Seca and Seven Flags, two 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) located in Del Rio and Laredo, Texas. The two projects add a combined 400 MWh of storage capacity to ERCOT, the Texas power grid.

Gemspring Capital Acquires Enterprise Mobility And Cybersecurity Firm TRG

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2026

Gemspring Capital Management announced an affiliate has acquired TRG, a Cleveland, Ohio-based provider of enterprise mobility lifecycle management and integrated cybersecurity solutions, in a deal that keeps the company’s founder and leadership team in place.

KKR And Oak Hill Capital Commit Nearly $2 Billion To European Data Center Platform Global Technical Realty

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2026

KKR is increasing its investment in Global Technical Realty (GTR) with an additional $1.5 billion equity commitment, as Oak Hill Capital joins the company as a new investor with an approximately $400 million commitment.

Monroe Capital Raises $6.1 Billion For Private Credit Fund V And Related Mandates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2026

Monroe Capital announced it has reached a final close for its 2025 Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund V, bringing total investable capital tied to the strategy to $6.1 billion when including the fund, targeted fund-level leverage, and separately managed accounts that are expected to invest alongside the same mandate.

Greenbriar Equity Group Buys eShipping To Back Expansion Of Managed Transportation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2026

Greenbriar Equity Group announced funds it manages have completed the acquisition of eShipping, a provider of managed transportation services and supply chain technology that helps shippers plan, execute, and optimize freight across a range of modes. Financial terms of the privately negotiated transaction were not disclosed.

Coalesce Capital Takes Majority Stake In Valuation Firm Marshall & Stevens

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm focused on human capital-driven and technology-enabled services businesses, has made a majority investment in Marshall & Stevens, an independent valuation advisory firm known for appraisal, litigation support, and transaction consulting work.

TPG To Manage At Least $12 Billion for Jackson Financial And Takes $500 Million Minority Stake

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

TPG and Jackson Financial said they have formed a long-term strategic investment-management partnership designed to expand Jackson’s access to credit strategies while supporting TPG’s growing insurance-capital platform.

Lindsay Goldberg: Oversubscribed $4.9 Billion Fund VI Closed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Lindsay Goldberg has raised $4.9 billion for its sixth flagship fund, an oversubscribed close that exceeded the firm’s $4.0 billion target and marked a step-up in scale versus its prior vehicle. The fund, Lindsay Goldberg VI L.P. and related vehicles (collectively Fund VI), closed more than 40% larger than Fund V, underscoring continued limited partner demand for the firm’s focused, relationship-driven approach to private equity investing.

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners Acquires Alliance Technical Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Blackstone announced that funds affiliated with Blackstone Energy Transition Partners and other Blackstone funds have acquired Alliance Technical Group, a provider of environmental testing, monitoring and compliance services for energy and industrial customers.

Excel Engineering Announces Strategic Investment And Partnership With Fusion Capital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Excel Engineering, a Diagonal, Iowa-based testing and certification firm serving North American original equipment manufacturers, has secured a strategic investment from Fusion Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on engineered products and services in the industrial sector. The partnership is intended to help Excel scale its business and broaden its technical capabilities as OEMs and industrial customers navigate increasingly complex regulatory requirements and the continued evolution of powertrain and battery technologies.

Main Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake In IQ Messenger

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Main Capital Partners announced it has acquired a majority stake in IQ Messenger (IQM), a provider of vendor-neutral critical communication software used by healthcare institutions, as the firm looks to back product innovation and accelerate the company’s international growth.

H.I.G. Growth Partners Sells ProsperOps To Flexera In FinOps Automation Exit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

H.I.G. Growth Partners has completed the sale of ProsperOps, an Austin-based provider of autonomous cloud cost optimization software, to Flexera, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo.

Banner Ridge Partners: $4.2 Billion Raised For Secondary Fund VI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Banner Ridge Partners announced it closed fundraising for Banner Ridge Secondary Fund VI (BRP VI) at its hard cap, securing $4.2 billion in total commitments, including a $200 million commitment from Banner Ridge. The New York-based firm said the fund was oversubscribed and drew support from a broad mix of institutional investors, including pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and family offices.

Hg To Acquire OneStream For $6.4 Billion, Taking Finance Platform Private

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

OneStream has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hg in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.4 billion in equity value, a deal that will take the enterprise finance management software provider private less than two years after its 2024 IPO.

Lane42 Acquires Aqua Terra Permian In Partnership With Karis Midstream

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Lane42 Investment Partners has acquired Aqua Terra Permian, an energy infrastructure company in the Permian Basin, in partnership with Karis Midstream Partners. The buyers said the investment is intended to support the continued growth and expansion of Aqua Terra Permian’s essential midstream infrastructure services.

Dominus Capital Sells Surface Preparation Technologies To Frontline Road Safety

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Dominus Capital has sold Surface Preparation Technologies (SPT), a provider of rumble strips and roadway safety services, to Frontline Road Safety, a portfolio company of Bain Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Granite Harbor Capital Launches Mariner Fund I

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Granite Harbor Capital, the private markets and alternative investments arm of Granite Harbor Companies, has launched Mariner Fund I, a private markets opportunity fund aimed at giving qualified investors direct access to institutional-style private equity, real estate and private credit investments. The fund will be led by Derek Taylor, who recently joined the firm as a managing partner, as Granite Harbor expands its private markets platform from its Houston and Milwaukee offices.

Carlyle To Sell Electron Microscope Maker Tescan To Shimadzu In $850 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Global investment firm Carlyle announced it has agreed to sell Tescan Group, a manufacturer of electron microscopes and advanced scientific and analytical instruments, to Shimadzu Corporation, a Japan-based provider of analytical and measuring technologies. The transaction values Tescan at an enterprise value of $850 million.

Arlington Capital Partners To Sell Tex-Tech Industries To Michelin, While Spinning Out FMI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Arlington Capital Partners announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Tex-Tech Industries, a developer and manufacturer of highly engineered materials solutions for aerospace, space and defense, and specialty industrial markets, to Michelin. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.

Minto Group And Crestpoint Form New Partnership In $2.3 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Minto Group and Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Limited Partnership said they will form a new programmatic joint venture partnership and, at the same time, have agreed to acquire Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust in a take-private transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion.

GATX And Brookfield Infrastructure Close $4.2 Billion Purchase Of Wells Fargo Rail Lease Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

GATX announced it has closed the acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating lease portfolio in a joint venture with Brookfield Infrastructure, completing the transaction on January 1, 2026.

H.I.G. Capital To Sell Interpath To Bridgepoint In Proposed Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

H.I.G. Capital announced an affiliate has signed an agreement for the proposed sale of Interpath, its portfolio company and global financial advisory firm, to funds managed by Bridgepoint Group.

TPG’s Rise Funds Acquires Majority Stake In Trustwell

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

TPG announced The Rise Funds, the multi-sector strategy within its global impact investing platform, has made a majority investment in Trustwell, a provider of SaaS-based regulatory, compliance, and traceability software for the food industry.

Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, And JGH Consulting Merge To Form Integrated Financial Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Nichols Cauley announced it has agreed to merge with insurance brokerage Partners Risk Services and transaction advisory firm JGH Consulting to create a combined platform designed to provide privately held small and midsize businesses, entrepreneurs, and family-owned companies with an integrated suite of professional services spanning accounting, tax, audit, insurance, and transaction advisory.

Accordion Acquires FCM, Expanding Operator-Led Performance Improvement Offerings For Private Equity Clients

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Accordion, an AI and data-powered financial consulting firm focused on private equity, has acquired FCM, an operator-led performance improvement firm known for large-scale value creation programs at private-equity-backed companies.

Dubai-Based Gulf Islamic Investments Aiming To Hit $10 Billion In AUM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), a Dubai-based alternative asset manager, aims to triple its assets under management to $10 billion by the end of the decade as it seeks to build greater institutional scale in an increasingly crowded Middle East private equity market, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners To Sell Global Loan Agency Services To Oakley Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) said it has agreed to sell its portfolio company Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS) to Oakley Capital, a European private investment firm, marking the second exit from LLCP Europe II SCSp.

Bain Capital Launches $344 Million Bid For South Korea-Based Echo Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2026

Bain Capital has agreed to acquire South Korea-based Echo Marketing in a transaction valued at roughly $344 million, combining a negotiated purchase of a controlling stake with a tender offer for the remaining shares as revealed in a DART filing.

Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition Of Owens & Minor Products & Healthcare Services Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Platinum Equity announced it has completed its acquisition of the Products & Healthcare Services unit of Owens & Minor, creating a privately held, standalone company that will continue operating under the Owens & Minor brand as part of Platinum’s portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed.